On The Fly

May 30, 2014

On Friday morning, tennis star Caroline Wozniacki changed her Twitter avatar to a Halloween photo of herself dressed as a witch and stirring a cauldron of "potion." By the end of the day, her ex-fiance, Rory McIlroy, was unraveling at The Memorial and slipped from the top of the leaderboard to a tie for 15th after two rounds. Coincidence? McIlroy ended his engagement with Wozniacki in a three-minute phone call — after the pair had mailed their wedding invitations. He turned his cold feet into a hot golf game, winning the BMW PGA Championship last weekend before storming to the lead at The Memorial on Thursday. Wozniacki lost in the first round of the French Open, but here's hoping that the four-time New Haven winner and former World No. 1 gets her groove back and returns to the Connecticut Tennis Center with a clear head this summer.

The Knicks don't have a coach and they might lose the face of the franchise. Carmelo Anthony can opt out of his contract this summer, but team president Phil Jackson told reporters Friday that he's asked the star forward to stick around. If Anthony stays, he'll earn $23.3 million with a rebuilding team. Or he can hit the open market and join a title contender. Meanwhile, Jackson also said that Steve Kerr verbally committed to the Knicks job before the Warriors job opened. Kerr preferred a job in California, so Jackson let him go. … Imagine Donald Sterling plotting his next move in his Southern California lair. Like Dr. Evil, Sterling tells his minions he'll sue the NBA for — wait for it — $1 billion. Yes, the racist owner of the Los Angeles Clippers isn't going quietly. Multiple media reports say he plans to sue the NBA, just as his wife accepted an offer from former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to sell the team for $2 billion. So the most inept owner in sports is set to make billions of dollars by selling a franchise that's been a laughingstock for decades, but he's fighting the deal. Oh, those 1 percenters.

Worlds colliding: Louis C.K. is reportedly buying a beach house in the Hamptons once owned by Babe Ruth. The New York Post reports that the 4,957-square-foot "cottage" has six bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms and five fireplaces, sitting on 2 acres. If those walls could talk, oh the stories Louie might hear about the Bambino. … The Celtics are auditioning prospects as they prepare to use the sixth pick in the NBA draft. Arizona forward Aaron Gordon was in Boston for a workout this week and he seems comfortable with the city's transit system. How comfortable? A commuter on a Red Line train snapped a picture of Gordon taking a catnap on the T Thursday night and posted the picture on Reddit. Like a 10-year-old, basketball-loving kid, Gordon was cradling a ball in his lap while he no doubt dreamed of wearing Celtics green. On Friday, Gordon confirmed via Twitter that it was, in fact, him in the picture.